Printing-machine



W. L. THOMPSON.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men FEB.26.19|9.

Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

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Application filed February 26, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Lovn TrioMrsoN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Greenville, in the county of \Vashington andState of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements inPrinting-lvlachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to printing machines and has particularreferences to that class of printing machines adapted to be used inprinting the names and addresses of consignees upon shipping-tags.

An important object of the invention is to provide in a machine of theabove named character a novel means for quickly selecting and setting upthe several type characters composing a desired 'name or address.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel automatic means.for bringing a plurality of predetermined selected type selectively intoposition whereby they may be quickly transferred to their respectivepositions within the machine.

Another object is to provide a novel automatic means for successivelyfeeding a plurality of tags to the machine and removing them therefromsubsequent to the printing operation.

A further object is to provide a novel automatic means forintermittently supplying a suitable printing fluid to the type orprinting characters employed.

Another object is to provide a machine of the character mentioned,having its various cooperating elements so constructed and arranged withrespect to each other as to insure accuracy and reliability during theoperation of the machine.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification and in Which likenumerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the machine embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a'top plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 3 3 ofFig. 2,

Fig. is a perspective view of a guide,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a tag feeding and ejecting mechanism,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Serial No. 279,315.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the tag feeding and ejecting mechanism,

Fig. 7 is an edge elevation of a type plate,

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a type plate,

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a type inserting tool,

F i 10 is an edge elevation of the tool,

Fig. 11 is a face View of a tag with which the machine embodying myinvention is particularlyadapted to be used, and,

F 12 is an edge elevation of the tag.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred form of my invention, the numeral 10 indicates a base carryingan upright frame member 11 and a supporting member 44- having securedbetween their upper ends a head 12. I prefer to construct the base 10hollow as shown in Fig. 3 in order to receive therein a coil spring 13from which power tooperate the machine as will hereinafter be more fullydescribed is derived. The spring 13 is secured at one end to the base 10as shown at 14, its other end being secured'to a vertically arrangedshaft 15 one end of which is journaled in the" base 10 as shown at 16while its other end is journaled within a bracket 17 carried by theframe member 11.. To the upper end of the shaft 15 thereis fixedlysecured a bevel gear 18 meshing with a second bevel gear 19 carried by ashaft 20. In actual practice I prefer to maintain a ratio of two to onebetween gears 18 and 19 so that one revolution of the shaft 15 willcause the shaft 20 to rotate through two complete revolutions. The shaft20 is suitably journaled within the frame member 11 as clearly shown inFig. 3 and carries at its outer end a type wheel indicated as a whole bythe numeral 21. In order to render the type wheel 21 as light in weightas possible I prefer to form therein a relatively large circular grooveas shown at 22. The type wheel 21 is provided with a plurality ofT-shaped type slots 23 adapted to receive loosely therein a plurality oftype 24:. For each type slot or row of type I provide a reciprocatingplunger 25 one end of which is enlarged as shown at 26 and normallyseated within a chamber 27. To the outer end of the plunger 25 issecured a head 28 provided with a character as shown at 29, whichcharacter corresponds with the characters of the type 24 carried by itsadjacent type slot. To the outer end of the shaft 20 there is detachablysecured a crank 30, this crank being adapted to rotate the shaft 15through the gears 18 and 19 as is apparent, to wind the spring 13 fromwhich power is derived for operating the various cooperating elements aswill be hereinafter more fully de scribed. I

As a means for preventing excessive speed of rotation of the wheel 21 Iprefer to employ a brake mechanism indicated as a whole at 31. Thisbrake mechanism comprises a plunger 32 seated within a slot 33, theplunger 32 being free to reciprocate therein and having its outer endnormally engaging the inner face of the wheel 21. A slot 3 1 is providedwithin the plunger 32 and adapted to receive therein a tapered key 35.By forcing the key inwardly it is apparent that the plunger 32 will beforced downwardly against the face of the wheel. During the operation ofthe device as the tension of the spring 13 is released the tapered pin35 may be gradually withdrawn to partially relieve the braking effect ofthe plunger 32 upon the face of the wheel 21. In practice it might befound that a different form of brake is more suitably adapted for thispurpose than that which I have shown and described herein, the brakingmechanism shown and described herein being intended only as anillustrative showing. By releasing the pressure of the plunger 32 uponthe face of the wheel 21 as the tension in the spring 13 is graduallydecreased I am enabled to govern the speed of rotation of the wheel 21during the type setting-up operation or the printing operation as willbe more fully appreciated when considering the hereinafter describedoperation of the device as a whole.

The upright frame member 11 is provided with a groove as indicated at36, this groove being adapted to receive the ends of the plungers 25when they are pushed or projected inwardly to serve as a meanscooperating with certain other elements to be hereinafter described tostop the wheel 21 at predetermined points. lVithin the upright framemember 11 there is pivotally mounted a plunger releasing lever 37, thislever being pivotally connected with the frame member 11 as shown at 38.At substantially rightangles to the lever 37 there is disposed a latchstop 39 which is pivotally connected to the machine as a whole as shownat 40. The latch stop extends substantially to the outer face of theframe member 11 as clearly shown and is provided with an upright arm 41'extending an appreciable distance upwardly into a relatively largeopening in the frame member 11 as shown at 412. As a means for retainingthe plunger releasing lever 37 and the latch stop 39 in their normalrespective positions as shown in Fig. 3 there is provided a coil spring13 having one end connected to the latch stop 39 and its other end tothe plunger operating lever 37 as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Between the upright member 11 and the supporting member 11 there arejournaled a pair of removable ink ribbons carrying spools 45 and 16carrying inking ribbon d7 adapted to be intermittently moved as will behereinafter described. Upon pins 18 and 19 there are journaledrespech'ely ratchet wheels 50 and 51. The pins 13 and 4:9 are providedrespectively with tapered ends 52 and 53 adapted to enter depressionscarried in the ends of the spools, which depressions are arrangedcentrally within the ends of the spools as is apparent. The ratchetvheels are provided with looking pins 5 1 and 55 adapted to enterdepressions carried by the spools 15 and 16 respectively. These pinsare, as is apparent, adapted to lock the ratchet wheels against rotationwith respect to the rollers or vice versa when the spools are beingrotated through the instrumentality of the ratchet wheels 50 and 51. Thespools 15 and 16 are provided at their other ends with depressions 55and 56 respectively which are adapted to receive the ends of plungers 57and 58, these plungers being urged inwardly by means of coil springs 59as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted that each of the plungersis provided with a head 60 normally seated flush with the face of thedepending member 4-1 within a. coun terbore 61. The heads 60 are insetin order to prevent interference with the feeding of the tags during theprinting operation as will more fully be appreciated upon further studyof the drawings taken in connection with the specification and describedopera tion of the machine. The inking ribbon 17 as clearly shown in Fig.1 passes over a pair of guide rollers 62 which are journaled between theupright member 11 and the supporting member 4 1. These rollers areadapted to be removed and are provided at one end with spring pressedplungers 63, these plungers being substantially identical to theplungers 57 and 58 hereinbefore described.

Within the head 1.2 there is slidably mounted an operating plunger 61provided with a head This plunger is normally retained in the posi onshown in Fig. 3 by means of a coil spring 66 having its lower endarranged within a chamber 67 and its upper end engaging a collar 68. Tothe lower end of the plunger 6 1 there is connected a stamping head 69,the stamping head carrying upon its upright face l. bracket 70 to whichis pivotally connected a pawl 71 adapted to engage the teeth of theratchet wheels 50 and 51. In the position shown in Fig. 1 the pawl 71 isadapted to engage the teeth of ratchet wheel to rotate the spool 16 insuch a direction as to cause a winding up of the inking ribbon 17 uponthe spool 16, the inking ribbon being at the same time unwound from thespool 4-5. In the position of the pawl 71, shown in Fig. 1, the movementof this pawl is limited by a stationary pin 72 and a removable pin 73.By removing the pin 73 and swinging the pawl 71 about its pivotalconnection as an axis to its position shown in dotted line in Fig. 1,the reverse movement of the ratchet wheels 50 and 51 is brought aboutduring the operation of the device, the ribbon e7 being wound upon thespool 15 and at the same time unwound from spool. lb. 111 this positionthe movement of the pawl 71 is limited by a stationary pin 72 identicalwith that shown at 7 2 and the removable pin 73.

For retaining as a unit certain type necessary in the printing of aconsignees name and address I propose to employ type carrying platessuch as is indicated by the nu ineral 7%. Each of these plates isprovided with slots 75, one of the slots being used to retain the typeof a given name, the other being employed to retain the type of a givenaddress. Each of the plates 74 is further provided with a beveled end asshown at '76 which, as is apparent, functions together with a thumbscrew 7'? to retain a given plate in printing position within theprinting head 69. As a cooperating element for the type carr ing plate74, when placed in printing position within the printing head 69, l.employ a detachable bed plate 78 seated within an elongated channel orseat 19, the bed plate being adapted to be inserted into the channelfrom. the left of the table 80 which is supported in part by the uprightmember 11 and a suitable housing 81 carried bv the base 10. The bedplate 78 is substantially identical with the type carrying plate 7% inso far as length and thickness is concerned but differs materially inthat no type slots are provided therein. It often happens that a shipperhas one or most customers to whomit is desired to ship materialfrequently and in such cases it is found desirable to retain type plateshaving the type always set up for the printing of the names andaddresses of such regular customers in order to save time and expeditethe matter of addressing tags. 111 such cases it only necessary toremove the type carrying plates 7 1- from the head 69 and insert anotherhaving the desired name and address already set up. When it is desiredto set up tne type necessary to the names and addresses of consignees towhom shipments are not so frequently made, the bed plate 7 8 is removedfrom its seat and a type carrying pl substituted therefor. The typecarrying plate is moved into the channel 7 9 until the slot 75, adaptedto receive the type 1 to the consignees name, is brought ration with atype channel 83 pro vided in the upright member 11, the type channel 83being adapted to receive printing type 2% from the type slots 23 of thewheel 21 in the setting up of type. WVhen the type necessary to theconsignees name has been set up the type carrying plate 7 1- is movedfarther into the channel 7 9 until the slot 75 adapted to receive thetype necessary to the consignees address is brought into registrationwith the channel 83 through which type from the wheel 21 is moved intothe registering slot. When the type necessary to the name and addresshas been set up within the type carrying plate 7% it is removed from thechannel 79 and inserted into the printing head 69 and locked therein bythe thumb screw 77. Before the printing operation is executed, however,the bed plate 78 is inserted into the channel 7 9 from which the typecarrying plate 7 1 has been removed.

To the end of the shaft 20 there is securely fixed a bevel gear 84Emeshing with a bevel gear 85 carried by a shaft 86 suitably journaledwithin the end of the bracket 17. in actual practice I prefer tomaintain a ratio of four to one between gears 84- and 85 so that onequarter of a revolution of gear 8. L will cause a complete rotation ofshaft 86. To the lower end of shaft 86 there is connected a disk 87 towhich is pivotally connected a pitman 88, the pivotal connection beingshown at 89. The pitman 88 is adapted to actuate as a card feedingmechanism indicated as a whole by the nu meral 90. The card feedingmechanism comprises an arcuate-shaped track 91 secured as clearly shownin Fig. 6 to the housing 81. U on the track 91 there is mounted a movale arcuate-shaped base 92. Between the base 92 and track 91 areinterposed bearings 93 which are intended to reduce the friction of thefeeding mechanism to a minimum during its operation. The base 92 carriesan elongated arm 94: which is pivotally connected to a vertical support95 secured to the base 10 as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The arm is furtherprovided with a second arm 96 which is bent downwardly as shown at 97and again bent horizontally as shown at 98, the horizontally bentportion being pivotally connected as shown at 99 to the pitman 88. Tothe vertical support 95 and above the arm 9% there is pivotallyconnected a second arm 100 which is retained in a normal position bymeans of a leaf spring 101 secured to the arm 9% as shown at 102. Thearm 100 is provided at its outer end with a flange 103 adapted tocontact with downwardly depending fingers 104: carried by anarcuateshaped support 105 which is linked or pivotally connected to thearcuate shaped base 92 by means of links 106. Relatively near one end ofthe track there is provided pair of angnlarly, bent stops 107 adapted tocoact with the arm 100 as will be more fully described hereinafter.Relatively near the other end of the track 91 there is provided a lag108 which is adapted also to coast with the arm 100 in a mannerhereinafter more fully described. The arcuate-shaped support 105 isretained normally in its lowest position with respect to thearcuateshaped base 92 by means of a coil spring 109 having one endconnected with the base 92 and its other end connected with the support105 as clearly shown in Fig. 5. From the support 105 rises a pair ofconverging brackets 110 having their upright ends secured to a spacingblock 111. Upon the spacing block 111 there is secured an arcuate-shapedfeed bar 112 adapted to traverse an arcuate-shaped slot 113 providedwithin the table 80. To each end of the feed bar there is connected afeed block the feed blocks being indicated by the numerals 11 1 and 115and provided with a plurality of teeth or serrations as shown at 116.

To the depending member 1 1- there is suitably connected an uprightguide 117, which guide is provided at its lower end with an angi'llarlybent lip 11S arranged in proximity to an opening 119 aii'orded betweenthe lower end of the member 1a and the upright face of the table 80. Theguide bar 11. is further provided with an arcuate-shaped portion 120carrying an arcuate-shaped tag retaining member 121 which extends overthe inclined portion 81 of the housing 81. The housing 81 relativelynear the arcuateshaped slot 113 is not only inclined as shown at 81 butis depressed circularly as shown at 81".

To the member M there is secured by means of a set-screw 122 anelongated U- shaped tag guide rod 123, the free end of which is arrangedco-axially with the vertical support 95 and beyond the inclined portion81' of the housing- 81 to enable a plurality of cards to be easilyplaced upon the rod 123 and to permit these cards to fall successivelyone by one from the rod subsequent to successive printing operations. Asa co-acting member for the guide 117 there is provided a second verticalguide 12 1 having its lower end angularly bent as shown at 125 andsecured to a vertical adjustable bracket 126 carried by the housing 81.In practice I prefer to provide an elongated slot 127 in the bracket 126which makes possible a horizontal adjustment of the guide 12% in orderto vary the space aiforded between brackets 117 and 12st to readilyaccommodate tags of various widths.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Assuming that energy isstored within the spring 13 and the plunger 25 is in engagement with thelatch-stop 39 the row of printing type carrying the first desiredcharacter is then selected and its adjacent plunger is pushed inwardlyso that its enlarged end 26 enters the groove 36. The plunger releasinglever 37 is then moved against the influence of spring 13 to release theengagement between the latch 39 and the enlarged end 26 of the plungerwhereupon the wheel 21 is rotated until the plunger adjacent theselected row of printing type comes into contact with the end of thelatchstop 39 whereupon the selected row of printing type is brought intoalinement with the groove 83, the groove 83 being in alinement with theselected slot of the type carrying plate 7-1 as hereinbefore described.By a suitable instrument 128 having a sharpened end as shown at 129 oneor more of the printing type 24c may be transferred from a given groove23 of the wheel 21 through the slot 83 and into the selected slot of thetype carrying plate 74:. When it is desired to transfer another selectedprinting type to the selected groove type carrying plate 7 1 theselected plunger 25 is moved inwardly until its enlarged end 26 hasentered the groove 36 as above described. The plunger releasing lever 37is then moved against the influence of the spring 43 to relieve theengagement between the latch-stop 39 and the previously selected plungerwhereupon the wheel 21 is rotated by the spring 13 through theinstrumentality of gears 18 and 19 until the selected printing type arebrought into alinement with the groove 83 and the selected groove of thetype carrying plate 74 as above described. These successive operationsare repeated until the desired name and address or other desired matteris set up within the type carrying plate 74, whereupon the plate iswithdrawn from the channel 7 9 and placed in printing position withinthe printing head 69. The bed plate 78 is then placed in its normalposition within the channel 7 9 for printing as hereinbefore set forth.

Having the type all set up and the various elements in their respectivepositions as described the printing of tags such as are indicated by thenumeral 130 may be begun. These tags are provided with eyelets as shownin order that they may be retained upon the U-shaped tag guide rod 123.It is to be understood that since the free end of the U-shaped guide rod123 is spaced laterally from the table 80 as clearly shown in Fig. 5that the tags may be fed on to the rod and moved to the dotted lineposition shown in Fig. 5. The tags are retained in stacks or columnsupon the guide rod 123, each having that portion upon which the name andaddress is to be printed disposed between guides 117 and 124. Beforebeginning to execute the printing operations care must be taken to pushfour of the plungers 25 inwardly so that their enlarged ends 26 willenter the groove 36. These four plungers must be spaced from each othera distance of ninety degrees as indicated by the arrow lines shown onthe face of the wheel 21 in Fig. 1. The reason for the insertion'ofthese four plungers and their equal spacing from each other will be morereadily understood when considering the hereinafter described operation.it is to be assumed that one of the four plungers engages the end of thelatch before the first printing operation and it is to be assumed thatthe depending fingers 101- are supported by the arm 100 and that theconnection between the pitman 88 and the disk 87 is at restdiametrically opposite to the position shown in Fig. 5. The printinghead 69 is moved downwardly whereupon the lug 131 is brought intoengagement with the arm 11 thereby depressing the latch 39 against thetinfluence of spring releasing the engagement between the enlarged end26 of the plunger and the latch-stop The hand is removed from the head(35 whereupon the head (39 returns to its normal position under theinfluence of the spring (56, thereby permitting the latch 39 to returnto its normal position under the influence of the spring d3. 'By meansof the brake 31 the speed of rotation of the wheel 21 is sufficientlyretarded to permit the latch-stop 89 to assume its normal position shownin Fig. 8 before the wheel 21 will have moved onefourth of a revolution.Upon the completion of the one-fourth revolution. of the wheel 21 thenext successive plunger will have been broughtv into en gagement withthe latch-stop 39, thereby stopping the rotation of the wheel 21. Byreason of the fact that a ratio of four to one maintained between gears85 and 84: the disk 87 will have completed one revolution in which.instance the connection between the pitman 8S and the disk 87 will havemoved from a point dian'ietrically opposed to its position shown in 5through three hundred and sixty degrees. Before the disk 8? is rotatedthe feed block 115 is centrally located under the lower tag of a givencolumn of tags, the serrations 116 of this feed block being inengagement with the under face of the lower tag. Since the pitman 88 isconnected to the rotating disk 87 and the urn. 96 a movement of thearcuateshaped support 105 is brought about. Upon th completion of a halfrevolution of the disk 87 the arcuate-shaped support is movedsubstantially to the position shown in Fig. 5 carrying with it thearcuate-shaped feed bar 11.2 whereupon the arm 100 is brought intoengagement with the lug 108. Because of the engagement between arm 100and the lug 108 the arm 100 is removed from under the arms 10%- againstthe influence of spring 101 whereupon the support 105 under theinfluence of spring 109 immediately drops to a low .iosition until thearms 10 1 rest upon the tlpjpil face of the arcuatesshapedzbase 92.

of the next tag to a printing position.

When the downward movement of the arouate-shaped support 105 is broughtabout a corresponding dropping of the feed bar 112 is produced.Immediately subsequent to the lowering of support 105 the disk87 willhave completed its one-half turn whereupon the base 92 is moved backwardalong the track 01, thereby bringing the fingers 104 into engagementwith the stops 107 whereupon the support 105 is elevatedagainst theinfluence of spring 109. When the fingers 10 1 have moved an appreciabledistance above the face of the base 92 the arm 100 will be forced underthe fingers 104; by means of the spring 101, thereby retaining the feedbar 112 in an elevated position. It might be well for me to state herethat the spring 101 is not so strong as spring 109, it being onlysufficiently strong to move the arm 100 under the fingers 104 when theyare lifted from the base 92, while the spring 109 is of suflicientstrength to retain the fingers 10 i firmly in engagement with the arm100 and the face of the base 92 respectively during the feed ing of thetags and the return of the feed bar 112 to a normal position.Immediately subsequent'to the lifting of the feed bar 12 to its upperposition the disk 87 will have completed one revolution. from the abovethat the feed bar 112 is moved in an elevated position about the guiderod 123 as an axis, the guide rod 123 being coaxially arranged with thevertical support 95 while the disk 87 is completing its first halfrevolution. Since the feed bar 112 is moved forward in an elevatedposition the lowermost tag 130 of a column of tags is swung around theguide rod 123 into printing position under the printing head 69. Theprinting is done simultaneously with the release of engagement betweenthe enlarged end 26 of the plunger and the latchstop 39 and since theprinting head 69 returns to its normal position immediately subsequentto printing there is no interference in the operation of the feedingmechanism by the printing head. Normally the feed block 114 ispositioned directly below the tag 130 when in a printing position. Sincethis is true the printed tag is moved from under the printing head 69simultaneously with and in advance of the moverpent t is thereforeapparent that the printed tag is ected from the machine simultaneouslywith the movement of a blank tag to printing position. When the printedtag has been moved an appreciable distance from under the printing'headits edges are moved clear of the housing 81, thereby permitting theprinted tag to fall or drop from the guide rod 123. Immediatelysubsequent to the ejecting of a printed tag and the placing of a blanktag'in a printing position the arm 100/is remo'yedafrom under. the:fingers .104

It will be noted as hereinbefore described, thereby permitting thesupport 105 together with the feed bar 112 to move to a lower positionunder the influence of the spring 109 as hereinbefore described.

It might be found desirable in actual practice to employ a suitableclutch mechanism between the shaft 20 and the tag feeding mechanism torender the several cooperating elements thereof inoperative during thetype setting up operation. There are possibly many forms of conventionalclutches particularly adapted to accomplish this end and I havetherefore not attempted to disclose any given or preferred form. If,however, in practice it should be deemed undesirableto employ a clutchas above mentioned the feeding of the tags may be prevented during thetype setting up operation by simply lifting the column of tags upon theguide rod 125 and inserting a piece of card board or the like betweenthe table and the free end or the bottom tag, the card board beingsuiiiciently thick to so space the lower tag from the table 80 as toprevent engagement of the feed block 115 therewith and so positionedupon the table 80 as to not interfere with the movements of the feed bar112 or feed blocks 11 1 and 115.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a machine of the character described; a rotatable element, meansfor automatically moving the rotatable element to apredeterminedselected position, means for stopping the rotatable element at apredetermined selected position, means for intermittently feeding thework to a printing position and tor ejecting the work subsequent to aprint- 111g operation, the last named means being brought into operationupon the movement of said rotatable element.

In a machine or" the character described, a rotatable type carryingelement, means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, means for stopping the type carryingelement at a predetermined selected position, means for intermittentlyfeeding the work to a printing position, and means for eject ing thework subsequent to a printing operation and simultaneously with thefeeding of the Work to a printing position.

3. In a machine of the character described,

a. type. carrying...element spring tension...

means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, means for maintaining uniform speed ofrotation of the type carrying element as the tension of said springtension means decreases.

*1. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, means for controlling the speed ofrotation of the type carrying element, means for intermittently feedingthe work to a printing position, and means for ejecting the worksupsequent to a printing operation and simultaneously with the feedingof the work to a printing position.

5. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for auton'iatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, a printing head adapted to receive typefrom the type carrying element, and automatic means tor intermittentlyfeeding the work to a printing position, the latter named auto maticmeans being brought into operation' upon the movement of said printinghead.

6. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetern'iined selected position, means tor locking the type carryingelement in a predetermined position, and automatic means for unlockingthe type carrying element whereby it may be moved to a secondpredetermined position.

7. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, means for locking the type carryingelement in a predetermined position, both manual and automatic means forunlocking the type carrying element whereby it may be moved to a secondpredetermined position.

8. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element, aprinting head adapted to receive type from said type carrying element,resilient means forautomatically i'noving the type carrying element to apredeteri'nined selected position, locking means for retaining the typecarrying element in a predetermined selected position, automatic meansoperated upon the movement of the printing head for releasing the typecarrying element whereby it may be moved to a second predeterminedselected position, and automatically operated means operatingsimultaneously with the move ment of the type carrying element forfeeding work to a printing position.

9. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element, aprinting head adapted to receive type from said type carrying. element-,resilient means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, locking means for retaining the typecarrying element in a predetermined selected position, automatic meansoperated upon the movement of the printing head for releasing the typecarrying element Whereby it may be moved to a second predeterminedselected position, automatically operated means operating simultaneouslyWith the movement of the type carrying element for feeding Work to aprinting position and for ejecting the Work subsequent to a printingoperation.

10. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element, aprinting head adapted to receive type from said type carrying element,resilient means for automatically moving the type carrying ele ment to apredetermined selected position, locking means for retaining the typecarrying element in a predetermined selected position, automatic meansoperated upon the movement of the printing head for releasing the typecarrying element whereby it may be moved to a second predeterminedselected position, automatically operated means operating simultaneouslywith the movement of the type carrying element for feeding Work to aprinting position and for ejecting the Work subsequent to a printingoperation, and means for supplying printing fluid to the printing typeWithin the printing head.

11. In a machine of the character described. a type carrying element, aprinting head adapted to receive type from said type carrying elementresilient means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, locking means for retainingthe typecarrying element in a predetermined selected position, automatic meansoperated upon the movement of the printing head forreleasing the typecarrying element whereby it may be moved to a second predeterminedselected position, automatically operated means operating simultaneouslywith the movement of: the type carrying elen'lent for feeding Work to aprinting position and for ejecting the Work subsequent to a printingoperation. and automatically operated means for supplying ink to theprinting type of the printing head, the last named means being operatedupon the movement of the printing head.

12. In a machine oithe character described, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to a.predetermined selected position, a head adapted'to receive type fromsaid type carrying element, means for locking the type carrying elementin a predetermined selected position, means for auto-' ment whereby itmay be permitted to be automatically moved to a second predeterminedselected position, intermittently actuated feeding mechanism for feedingthe Work to a printing position, the feeding n'icchanism being actuatedsimultaneously with the movement of the type carrying Wheel, and meansfor ejecting the Work subsequent to a printing operation, the last namedmeans being actuated simultaneously With the feeding mechanism.

13. In a. machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, a printing head adapted to receiveprinting type from said type carrying element, a feeding bar for feedingthe Work to a printing position, means for-intermittently moving saidfeeding bar in a horizontal plane, and means for intermittently liftingand lowering said feeding bar into and out of engagement With the Work.

14. In a machine or' the character de scribed, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to apredetern'iined selected position, a printing head adapted to receiveprinting type from said type carrying (-BlQJElQIllZ, means for lockingthe type carrying elenlent in a predetermined position. and meansoperable upon the movement of said printing head for releasing the typecarrying element whereby it may be moved to a second predeterminedposition.

15. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for automatically moving the type carrying element to aperdetermined selected position, a printing head adapted to receiveprinting type from said type carrying element, means for locking thetype carrying element in a predetermined selected position, andautomatic means operated upon the movement oi the printing head torelease the type carrying element whereby it may be moved. to a secondpredetermined position, a movable base adapted to be moved With themovement oi the type carrying element, a feed bar for conveying the Workto a printing position, and means for lifting and lowering the feed barWith respect to the mov able base, the feed bar being litted intoengagement With the Work and lowered to release the engagementtherewith.

16. In a machine of the character described, a type carrying element,means for auton'latically moving the type carrying element to apredetermined selected position, means for intermittently feeding theWork to a printing position for ejecting the Work subsequent to aprinting operation, the last named means being operated simultaneouslyWith themovemen't-of thetype carrying elecamatically..unlcekingztheatype carryingaeie-sanemic.

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17. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, and means formoving the work into print ing position about a given axissimultaneously with the movement of said rotatable element.

18. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, automatically operatedmeans for moving the rotatable element to a predetermined selectedposition, and automatically operated means for moving the work intoprinting position about a given axis simultaneously with the movement ofsaid rotatable element.

19. In a printing" machine, a rotatable ele ment, means for moving; therotatable element to predetermined selected position, means for movingthe work into printing position about a given axis simultaneously withthe movement of said rotatable ele ment, and means for ejecting the worksubsequent to a printing operation simultane ously with the movement ofsaid rotatable element.

20. in a printing machine, a rotatable element, automatically operatedmeans for moving the rotatable element to a predetermined selectedposition, automatically operated means for moving the work into printingposition about a given axis simultaneously with the movement of saidrotatable element, and means for ejecting; the work subsequent to aprinting operation simultaneously with the movement of said rotatableelement.

:21. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, means forlocking the rotatable element in a predetermined selected position,automatic means for releasing; the rotatable element whereby it may bemoved to a second predetermined selected position, and means for movingthe work into printing position about a given axis simultaneously withthe movement of said rotatable element.

22. in a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving; therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, means forlocking; the rotatable element in a predetermined selected position,both man ually and automatically operated means, for releasing therotatable element whereby it may be moved to a second predeterminedselected position, means for moving the work into printing); positionabout a given aXis simultaneously with the movement or" said rotatableelement.

23. in a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, means forlocking; the rotatable element in a predetermined selected position,automatic means for releasing the rotatable element whereby it may bemoved to a second predetermined selected position, and means forejecting the work subsequent to a printing operation simultaneously withthe move ment of said rotatable element.

2%. In printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, means forlocking the rotatable element in a predetermined selected position, bothmanually and automatically operated means for releasing the rotatableelement wh reby it may be moved to a second predetermined selectedposition, means for moving the work into printing; position about agiven axis simultaneously with the movement of said rotatable element,and means for ejecting the work subsequent to a printing operationsimultaneously with the movement of said rotatable element.

25. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, means forretaining the work in a stacked column, and means for moving thelowermost piece of work about a given axis into printing position, thelast named means being operated upon the movement of said rotatableelement.

26. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to predetermined selected position, means forretaining the work in a stacked column, and means for moving thelowermost piece of work about a given axis into and out of printingposition, the last named means being operated upon the movement of saidrotatable element.

27. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position, means forretaining the work in a stacked column, means for moving the lowermostpiece of work about a given aXis into print-- ing position, and meansfor moving the work out of printing position about a given axis, thethird and last named means being operated upon the movement of saidrotatable element.

28. ln a printing machine, a rotatable element, automatically operatedmeans for moving the rotatable element to a predetermined selectedposition, means tor retaining the work in a stacked column, and meansfor moving the lowermost piece of work about a given axis into printingposition, the last named means being operated upon the movement of saidrotatable'element.

29. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, automaticallyoperated-means for moving the rotatable element to a predeterminedselected position, means for retaining thework in a stacked column, andmeans for moving the lowermost piece of work about a givenaxis into andout of printing position, the last named means being operated upon themovement of said rotatable element.

30. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, automatically operatedmeans for moving the rotatable element to a predetermined selectedposition, means for retaining the work in a stacked column, means formoving the lowermost piece of work about a given axis into printingposition, and means for moving the Work out of printing position about agiven axis, the third and last named means being operated upon themovement of said rotatable element.

31. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, a rod adapted to receivethereupon the Work and retain the same in a stacked column, and meansfor moving the lowermost piece of work about said rod as an axis intoprinting position, said means being operated upon the movement of saidrotatable element.

32. In a printing machine, a rotatable ele ment, a rod adapted toreceive thereupon the Work and retain the same in a stacked column, 'andmeans for moving the lowermost piece of work about said rod as an axisinto and out of printing position, said means being operated upon themovement of said rotatable element.

33. In a printing machine, a rotatable ele ment, a rod adapted toreceive thereupon the work and retain the same in a stacked column,means for moving the lowermost piece of work about said rod as an axisinto printing position, and means for moving the work out of printingposition about said rod as an axis, the first and second named meansbeing operated upon the movement of said rotatable element.

34. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, means for moving therotatable element to a predetermined selected position,

means for moving the work into printing position about a given axissimultaneously with the movement of said rotatable element, the latternamed means comprising a feed bar adapted to be moved about a given axisand moved into and out of engagement with the work.

35. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, a rod adapted to receivethereupon the work and retain the same in a stacked column, means formoving the lowermost piece of work about said rod as an axis into andout of printing position, said means being operated upon the movement ofsaid rotatable element, and comprising a feed bar adapted to be movedabout an axis coaxial with the axis of said rod.

36. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, a rod adapted to receivethereupon the work and retain the same in a stacked column, means formoving the lowermost piece of work about said rod as an axis into andout of printing position, said means being operated upon the movement ofsaid rotatable element and comprising a feed bar adapted to be movedabout an axis coaxial with the axis of said rod, and means for liftingsaid feed bar into and out of engagement with the work.

37. In a printing machine, a rotatable element, a rod adapted to receivethereupon the work and retain the same in a stacked column, means formoving the lowermost piece of work about said rod as an axis into andout of printing position, said means being operated upon the movement ofsaid rotatable element and comprising a feed bar adapted to be movedabout an axis coaxial with the axis of said rod, and automaticallyoperated means operated upon the movement of said feed bar for liftingthe feed bar into and out of engagement with the work.

WILLIAM L. THOMPSON.

